The role of vulvar skin biopsy in the evaluation of chronic vulvar pain

Anneli R. Bowen; Amber Vester; Lily Marsden; Scott R. Florell; Howard Sharp; Paul Summers

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.004

The role of vulvar skin biopsy in the evaluation of chronic vulvar pain

Anneli R. Bowen^*, Amber Vester, Lily Marsden, Scott R. Florell, Howard Sharp, Paul Summers

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Abstract

Sixty-one percent of refractory vulvodynia patients evaluated in a tertiary care vulvovaginal clinic had clinically relevant dermatoses based on dermatopathologist-analyzed vulvar biopsy including: lichen sclerosus, allergic/irritant dermatitis, lichen planus, and other inflammatory or neoplastic dermatoses. Given the frequency of dermatologic disease, vulvar biopsy and analysis by a dermatopathologist are recommended in patients with vulvodynia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	467.e1-467.e6
Journal	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	199
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.004
State	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

dermatopathology
lichen planus
lichen sclerosus
pathology
vulvodynia

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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